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Trump says U.S. is considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America
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U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is giving “serious consideration” to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America .
In a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, the president wrote, “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
This isn’t the first time Trump has tried to rename a body of water. Last year, he signed an executive order calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the “Gulf of America” — though other countries have not adopted the name change.
The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
( TS: Aug 25 2026, 6:58 AM ET )… pic.twitter.com/X5TxYS8TaV
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) August 25, 2026
The social media post comes as part of a series of attacks on Canada from the U.S. president, the latest of which accuses Prime Minister Mark Carney of lying about the terms of the failed trade deal.
The PM said on Monday that French language was seen as an “irritant” by American negotiators, but stressed that “here in Canada, these are rights.”
In response, Trump claimed in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that he “would never interfere with Canadians speaking French.”
He went on: “This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec.”
The U.S. president concluded the post by writing: “I love French Canadians!”
I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing. This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec. I… pic.twitter.com/3XIHLuufiX
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) August 25, 2026
Trump’s comments come shortly after the trade deal between Canada and the U.S. collapsed last week. Carney walked away from negotiations on Friday, citing unfair last-minute demands and accusing the U.S. administration of introducing measures that would restrict Canada’s ability to do deals with other countries.
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday morning, the PM said that Canada is now “at war” after being “attacked” by Trump’s steep tariffs.
As a result of the collapsed negotiations, 50 per cent tariffs came into effect at midnight on Saturday, impacting $28 billion worth of Canadian goods. In response, Carney has pledged dollar-for-dollar counter tariffs that will hit the U.S. starting Sept. 8.
On Monday, Trump threatened to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian autos , trucks and auto parts from Jan. 1.
Tensions further escalated after Doug Ford told Trump to “kiss my ass” on Monday during a conference in Hamilton. Trump, on the other hand, called the Ontario premier a “flunky” and compared him unfavourably to his late brother, former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, in a social media post.
Elsewhere, U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused Canada of “unfair” trade practices and “ridiculous tariffs” in a speech he gave at a manufacturing company in Maine on Monday.
He also referred to Canada as a “state” — echoing Trump’s “51st state” rhetoric — though he said the comment was a “Freudian slip.”
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